It looks like Essex will be in safe hands in the event of a zombie invasion, a viral pandemic or a UFO cluster.
The county council has referred a request for information about its plans should there be a extra terrestrial invasion to all the right people - the stars of X Files, Ghostbusters and Shaun of the Dead.
The request asked County Hall for details for all sightings and investigations into "paranormal activity" in the last 10 years, and how it would protect the personal information of staff and clients.
In response, it said such a service had been contracted out to external providers, including Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, seconded from the FBI to the county council's X Files project.
"For all investigations concerning paranormal activity please contact 555-2368 Ghostbusters and ask to speak With Dr Venkman, DR Stants or Dr Spengler," it added
For details on its zombie invasion response plans, it directed the writer to contact "Shaun c/o The Winchester Tavern, 39 Monson Road New Cross South London", Simon Pegg's character in the 2004 hit film Shaun of the Dead.
And for viral pandemics, the author of the request was asked to contact Major Henry West Government Disease Control Center Cambridge
"He can only be contacted 28 days later from the receipt of this response"
It is not believed to have been a deadly serious response.
